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enlarged tonsils and apnea Posted: 05-25-08 17:53pm
Hi,my first daughter is nearly 18 months
old and she has very large tonsils...they
are so large that they nearly meet in the
middle...she doesnt seem to have trouble
eating and swallowing but i have read up
on enlarged tonsils and it being related
to sleap apnea...this is where for brief
periods of time a child can stop breathing
now and again while sleeping and they
cough and choke to wake them selves up and
start breathing again.my daughter Taven
deffinetly doe do this and I'm so
frightened that she could stop breathing
and not start to breath again...i'm also
petrified of operations and would probably
need sedating myself if she had to go
through that...i have always been very
paranoid when it has come to my children
and i'm constantly scared that i will
loose them...has anyone got any advice for
me relating to Ravens enlarged
tonsils....has anyone had similar problems
with children or yourselves.JadeXXXX
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pregmumof2
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Posted: 05-25-08 18:02pm
sorry spelling mistake.....my daughters
name is Raven and NOT Taven.
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motherofhighspiritedones
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make a doctor appointment Posted: 05-25-08 18:07pm
your ped will probably refer you to an
ear, nose, throat specialist...my son was
about 19 months old, suffered from chronic
ear infections and enlarged tonsils and
adenoids. the tonsils and adeonids were
removed and he had tubes put in his ears.
when it comes to difficulty breathing at
night, there is not much you can do but
observe until she has a sleep test done as
well as an ent checkup...best of luck. let
me know what was found
